He is the author of ten novels, including the Outlaws of Time series, the Ashtown Burials series, and the 100 Cupboards trilogy.

But his bestselling novels have traveled far and wide, disguising themselves in many strange languages in dozens of distant and mysterious lands. Wilson lives and writes in the top of a tall, skinny house only one block from where he was born. He and his wife have five young storytellers of their own, along with an unreasonable number of pets.

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She spends a great deal of time researching the historical periods in which her novels take place to insure the accuracy of the settings and draws from her own life experiences to develop the realism of her characters. Writing historical fiction has since then become a passion for Ann Rinaldi. It is perfect, considering that we are having our historicall fiction Intensive on Friday morning.Īnn first became interested in studying American history when her son became active in Revolutionary War re-enactments when he was in high school. I am very excited to have her donate a critique to help out a member attending the conference.Īnn is attending the conference on Friday, so maybe you will be lucky enough to spend a few minutes talking with her. If you have read any of her books, you will know she has mastered writing historical fiction for young adults. Heck she has published 21 books just since 2000 – quite an accomplishment. Her books garner great praise for the strength of their characters and dialog. If you visit her website and scroll down her list of books, I think you will agree that Ann is a prolific writer. Ann is a noted author of 45 Young Adult books Her first book was published in 1979. Ann Rinaldi has agreed to critiquing the first 50 pages of one of our conference attendees to help raise money for our Scholarship Fund.

The Redheaded Princess by Ann Rinaldi